Five Fingers of Death

Apr 28, 1972

1h 44m

★ 6.7

Come prepared for the thrill of a lifetime!

Overview

A young boxer joins a martial arts school to increase his skill so he can enter a martial arts competition. He leaves the school when he hears that a local gangster is terrorizing the town. He comes to the aid of a young singer and brings on the wrath of the local gang. He eventually enters the martial arts competition after learning iron palm technique and takes out all competition.

Genres

Action

Drama

Production Companies

Shaw Brothers

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Cast

Chao Chih-Hao

Lo Lieh

Sung Ying Ying

Wang Ping

Singer Yen Chu-Hung

Huang Chin-feng

Master Meng Tung-Shan

Tien Feng

Meng Tien-Hsiung

Tung Lam

Master Suen Hsin-Pei

Fang Mian

Master Sung Wu-Yang

Ku Wen-Chung

Han Lung

James Nam Seok-Hoon

Tu Wei

Yau Lung

Lu Ta-Ming

Jin Bong-jin

Wan Hung-Chieh

Chan Shen

Chen Lang

Kim Ki-joo

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